Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham School
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Head Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York
- George Leeman
- Rowntree Park
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway Institute
- The First Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre